Strauss: Small Biz 101 from 'Shark Tank's' Greiner

April 20, 2015 7:47 PM

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A couple of weeks ago, I moderated a panel discussion with Lori Greiner of TV's Shark Tank at the Staples store on 5th Avenue. Staples (with whom I do some work) is launching a line of Shark Tank products at select stores and online. So they brought in Lori, myself, and Alison Corcoran, the Staples Senior VP for North American Stores and Online Marketing, for a lively roundtable discussion about entrepreneurship and small business.

After our panel discussion, I had a chance to sit down with Lori and ask her some questions about what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur, especially if you are new to it. Lori certainly is the right person to ask. With over 100 patents and 400 products to her name, Lori isn't called "the ...